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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1933
Page
2
In a Fort Worth column, forecasts pledge March rainfall after a dry February, while national concerns loom over Roosevelt, Garner, and a possible Hoover secretary of war. Local merchants report better sales, higher cash payments, and renewed confidence as debt issues ease and customers trend toward quicker pay.
Dayton resident Mrs Betty Luedeke endorses Kruschen Salts for rapid weight loss claiming ten pounds in one week. She describes taking half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast and notes a bottle lasts four weeks at a small cost, urging readers to buy at local drugstores.
A reflective column discusses quitting a low mood and enjoying life, with reflections on hardship. It notes Major Simpson remains hospitalized, an extreme cold event at the Coon ranch near Dumas, and humor about an iceman sending beer. Sidney Woodward, of 201 North Buchanan, seeks a lost 5 25 20 tire rim and tire, offering a dollar reward.
A widow named Mrs Berry seeks work offering references and a stable home placement in Amarillo. she has served one family for over two years and asks for a position in a motherless home.
The mushroom shows high sensitivity to fluctuations in temperature and moisture. Researchers note that even small shifts can affect growth, health, and yield, highlighting the need for stable environmental controls in cultivation.
The page lists numerous bridge matchups including Bye versus Dwight Newby and Mrs Fritz Seibold with many other pairings such as G H Hudson and F W Hudson versus E B Johnson and J R Tolbert and Merle Neely with Frank Allen versus ye. Several mixed pairs face byes and others compete across multiple tables reflecting a crowded event schedule.
Four civic clubs in Amarillo plan a Monday night meeting at the Herring Hotel to finish plans for a membership drive for the Philharmonic Orchestral Association sponsors of the city 54 piece symphony orchestra. Bill Day of the chamber of commerce will lead the 7 30 oclock session. The aim is to make good orchestra music available to the people and to provide a goal for entertaining young musicians.
R. K. Puckett 53, Panhandle cattleman, died Sunday night at an Amarillo hospital. Survived by wife and son R. L. Puckett of Amarillo, brother J. H. Puckett of El Paso, and three sisters Mrs. J. S. Storey Beaufort, Mrs. J. Morris Fort Worth, and Mrs. J. P. Blair Coffeyville Kan. Home is 1511 Van Buren Street.
Amarillo earns second place in Texas for Fire Prevention Week observance. Chief George B. Cooper displays the National Fire Prevention Association certificate at City Hall. He notes Amarillo citizens and firefighters did excellent work while Dallas won first.
Virgil Meadors of Haskell Texas, son of Mr and Mrs J W Meadors of 312 West Ninth Street, is improving at an Alice hospital after a highway crash that killed his mother in law and her father. His father returned from his bedside Monday and reports skin grafts have been performed and his condition is favorable.
A reflective verse on grief and memory where the living cope with loss. The speaker notes dead loved ones accompany the living everywhere, shaping lonely moments and the sense that those departed never truly leave.
The judiciary committee will consider the repeal bill as Laguardia introduces a parallel measure. The House debated the Senate resolution with a two thirds vote required, heard loud opposition, and Rainey signaled support while Nelson of Maine rejected repeal as impossible.
President Elect Roosevelt expressed gratification at Congress adopting the repeal resolution and hoped the current session would also pass beer legislation. He was informed of the House vote and said he was happy that this Democratic platform item was carried out. The beer measure awaits action in the Senate.
Assistant Federal District Attorney Joseph A. Struett said he would seek forfeiture of the $5,000 bond posted by Frank P. Parish in a case charging a $35,000,000 stock fraud linked to the Missouri Kansas Pipe Line Company after a two year federal probe. Parish wrote to his attorney that he had become a voluntary exile and left Chicago before trial.
Mrs. Louvenia Romine administrator for Jim Romine's estate receives $1500 damages from Fort Worth and Denver Railroader. The bridgeman died September 16, 1932 on the main line track when struck by a train. The division of the award is $1200 to Mrs. Romine and $300 to son Jack, Clyde and Clifford receive nothing.
A passerby identified Helen Spence Eaton, 19, convicted of slayings, and Alta Markham, 21, who escaped from a state farm for women. They were seized with the clothing they wore when they fled, near main street after the pedestrian alerted police.
Sheriff Perry Browning of Wichita Falls appeared in Amarillo Monday as a witness in a case heard in 47th District Court.
Sheriff Bill Adams was confined to his bed Monday with a bad cold, pausing duties as he recovers. Local sources say his condition is not serious and he expects to resume work soon.
Zangara, 33, tells Judge Collins in Newark court he aimed at President Roosevelt in a park, claiming stomach pain and capitalist anger drove the attempt. He says he planned to kill the president and was moved by a perceived failure of justice, while defense counsel cites his puzzling mental state.
Socialist leader Norman Thomas urged a three point program to end misery. He proposed a weekly ten dollar grant for unemployed heads of families and five dollars for unemployed singles, plus public works and housing driven by a labor rich commission. He attacked militarization of youth and argued poverty war parallels.
Paris reports that the estate of Aristide Briand former French minister and premier is sued by Mme Jeanne Cornelie Nouteau a lifelong friend seeking six thousand dollars or sixty dollars monthly. Her attorney Maurice Garcon argues Briand’s conduct gave her a right to a share though he left everything to a niece. Garcon notes Briand sent her four hundred dollars two months before his death.
Sam Houston Reynolds aged 62 a Panhandle resident for 40 years died at an Amarillo hotel Saturday night. He was to receive last rites at the First Methodist Church in Panhandle Monday afternoon. Survivors include a brother A D Reynolds of Dallas and a nephew J W Wright of Amarillo.
Kansas City hogs cattle and sheep prices are listed with range figures for several weight classes. New Orleans cotton opened firmer with gains of 12 to 13 points, later easing but ending higher for the morning amid hedge selling and stock weakness. New York Stock Letter reports a wobble then regained balance as broad markets rallied and dollar strength eased.
A night watchman saw a woman fall from a hotel window after a quarrel at a New York night club involving Edward, a 37 year old man connected to the incident. Miss Young, a former stage dancer recently divorced in Reno, was identified as the deceased. Edwards claimed amnesia after the incident as police investigated the couple’s marriage status and witnesses.
The trial of H W D Hurt on forgery and passing a forged $51 check at Blackburn Bros. store began in the 47th District Court. Indications are Hurt will seek a suspended sentence and the case may occupy most of the day. Charley Adams faces a statutory offense and may be the next defendant tried.
Judge R J McMillan granted a temporary order restraining the Texas Railroad Commission from interfering with the spotting of tank cars by certain railroads in the East Texas oil field. The ruling was issued in Austin on February 20, ( ).
A vintage advertisement promotes Dream of Nujol as a harmless headache remedy. It claims poisons in the body cause headaches and promises lasting relief by using Cream of Nujol twice daily. The copy touts affordability and ease of use without drugs, urging readers to begin tonight.
Major industrials including Fe Union Carbide U S Steel DuPont Corn Products Coca Cola Safeway Penney Drug National Biscuit Nash and Public Service of N J General Motors and Standard of N J slipped fractions. Wall Street focused on the repeal vote. California crude output rise clouds the price picture. weekend surveys foresee a 26 cent per barrel crude rise in the Southwest.
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